Compliments — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare

a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌləz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɛnənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɛnənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌləz/.

Examples

give him my kind regards
my best wishes
He complimented her on her last physics paper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wish compliment congratulate regard

Parts of Speech

noun	(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare “give him my kind regards”
noun	a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
verb	say something to someone that expresses praise “He complimented her on her last physics paper”
verb	express respect or esteem for

Word Forms

wish	verb	invoke upon
complimentary	adjective	conveying or resembling a compliment
compliment	verb	say something to someone that expresses praise
compliment	noun	a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
congratulatory	adjective	expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune
congratulation	noun	(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Komplimente

(normalerweise Plural) ein höflicher Ausdruck des Wunsches nach dem Wohlergehen einer Person

🇪🇸Spanish

elogios

(generalmente plural) una expresión cortés de deseo por el bienestar de alguien

🇮🇹Italian

complimenti

(solitamente plurale) una cortese espressione di desiderio per il benessere di qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

complimenten

(meestal meervoud) een beleefde uiting van verlangen naar iemands welzijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

elogios

(geralmente plural) uma expressão educada de desejo pelo bem-estar de alguém

🇷🇺Russian

комплименты

(обычно множественное число) вежливое выражение стремления к чьему-либо благополучию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुबारकबाद

(आमतौर पर बहुवचन) किसी के कल्याण की इच्छा की विनम्र अभिव्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশংসা

(সাধারণত বহুবচন) কারও কল্যাণের আকাঙ্ক্ষার একটি ভদ্র অভিব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பாராட்டுக்கள்

(பொதுவாக பன்மை) ஒருவரின் நலனுக்கான விருப்பத்தின் கண்ணியமான வெளிப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

పొగడ్తలు

(సాధారణంగా బహువచనం) ఒకరి సంక్షేమం కోసం కోరిక యొక్క మర్యాదపూర్వక వ్యక్తీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रशंसा

(सामान्यतः अनेकवचनी) एखाद्याच्या कल्याणाच्या इच्छेची विनम्र अभिव्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખુશામત

(સામાન્ય રીતે બહુવચન) કોઈના કલ્યાણ માટેની ઇચ્છાની નમ્ર અભિવ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಹುವಚನ) ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣದ ಬಯಕೆಯ ಸಭ್ಯ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിനന്ദനങ്ങൾ

(സാധാരണയായി ബഹുവചനം) ഒരാളുടെ ക്ഷേമത്തിനായുള്ള ആഗ്രഹത്തിൻ്റെ മാന്യമായ പ്രകടനമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਰੀਫ਼ਾਂ

(ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ) ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਭਲਾਈ ਲਈ ਇੱਛਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਮਰ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعریفیں

(عام طور پر جمع) کسی کی فلاح و بہبود کی خواہش کا شائستہ اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赞美

（通常是复数）礼貌地表达对某人福利的渴望

🇯🇵Japanese

お世辞

(通常は複数形) 誰かの幸福を望む丁寧な表現

🇰🇷Korean

칭찬

(보통 복수형) 누군가의 안녕을 바라는 정중한 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

những lời khen ngợi

(thường số nhiều) sự bày tỏ lịch sự mong muốn phúc lợi của ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

คำชมเชย

(มักเป็นพหูพจน์) สำนวนสุภาพที่แสดงถึงความปรารถนาดีต่อผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pujian

(biasanya jamak) ungkapan sopan tentang keinginan untuk kesejahteraan seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

mga papuri

(karaniwan ay maramihan) isang magalang na pagpapahayag ng pagnanais para sa kapakanan ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

pujian

(biasanya jamak) ungkapan yang sopan keinginan untuk kebajikan seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجاملات

(عادة الجمع) تعبير مهذب عن الرغبة في رفاهية شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

تعارف

(معمولاً جمع) بیان مؤدبانه از تمایل به رفاه کسی

🇹🇷Turkish

iltifatlar

(genellikle çoğul) birinin iyiliği için duyulan arzunun kibar bir ifadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחמאות

(בדרך כלל ברבים) ביטוי מנומס של רצון לרווחתו של מישהו

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The primary meaning of 'compliments' is '(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare'.

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